fourmi
French, noun/fuʁ.mi/
fourmi is spelled F-O-U-R-M-I (6 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written French, the 20,952nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fourmi is a French feminine noun meaning “ant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petit insecte social sans ailes (sauf individus sexués), vivant en colonies dans des fourmilières. C’est un…”.
What does fourmi mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineant
Une fourmi m'a piqué.
- 2
femininepins and needles
Avoir des fourmis dans les jambes.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petit insecte social sans ailes (sauf individus sexués), vivant en colonies dans des fourmilières. C’est un hyménoptère qui possède en particulier des antennes coudées et un pétiole. 2. Personne qui économise en prévision de l’avenir, en opposition à la cigale et en référence à la fable de La Fontaine. 3. Meuble représentant l’animal du même nom dans les armoiries.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of fourmi
- fourmis plural
- froumi alternative Louisiana
- frémi alternative Louisiana
- fromi alternative Louisiana
- froumille alternative Louisiana
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fourmi?
- /fuʁ.mi/
- [fuɾ.mi]
- \fuʁ.mi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fourmi
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fourmi in French?
fourmi appears 1.9 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).